Notes and transcripts by John Anstis, with some correspondence, for his work The register of the most noble order of the Garter (London, 1726), mounted on leaves from 16th-century editions of year books.
Dates
- 18th cent.
Extent
2 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Don. d. 126].
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MSS. Don. d. 126-127
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12731
Biographical / Historical
John Anstis (1669-1744) was a herald, antiquary and MP. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 39078-9.
Custodial History
S. Baker & G. Leigh, 12 December 1768 (Anstis sale), lots 342-3; Sotheby's, 19 December 1960, lot 251.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Stanley Crowe, cat. 70, item 62, and given by the Friends of the Bodleian, 1961.
- Title
- Papers of John Anstis
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Tarrant
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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